Organization
Top International Law Firm
Location
New York, NY
Compensation & Benefits
$140,000 – $165,000, Competitive compensation and bonus opportunity, comprehensive healthcare coverage, retirement benefits, paid time off, professional development resources, and additional employee wellness programs are offered.
Key Responsibilities
Business Development & Strategic Initiatives
- Lead the development, review, and quality control of customized client presentations, proposals, and other business development materials.
- Support strategic planning efforts related to client development, market positioning, and practice growth initiatives.
- Monitor market, industry, and client developments to identify emerging opportunities and provide actionable intelligence to key stakeholders.
- Collaborate with attorneys and business development colleagues to support client targeting, relationship expansion, and new business pursuits.
- Oversee ongoing business development projects and ensure timely execution of initiatives and reporting requirements.
- Partner with internal teams on firmwide and cross-functional projects.
Research & Market Intelligence
- Direct the preparation of research materials related to current and prospective clients, competitors, industries, and market trends.
- Ensure business development opportunities, research activities, and outcomes are accurately tracked and maintained.
- Manage processes for distributing relevant market intelligence and business development updates to attorneys and leadership.
- Continuously refine monitoring processes and research priorities based on evolving business needs.
Content & Knowledge Management
- Maintain and enhance business development content libraries, templates, and marketing collateral.
- Oversee the collection, drafting, review, and approval of representative matters and experience descriptions.
- Ensure practice, industry, and attorney marketing materials remain current, accurate, and aligned with organizational standards.
- Collaborate with knowledge management and data teams to maintain the integrity of business development information and reporting.
Team Leadership & Operations
- Manage workflow allocation, quality control, and prioritization across business development team members.
- Provide coaching, training, and professional development support to junior staff.
- Develop and maintain best-practice procedures, training materials, and operational resources.
- Conduct performance evaluations and contribute to employee development planning.
- Monitor team capacity and coordinate coverage for time-sensitive requests.
- Collaborate with technology and operations teams to address process improvements and system-related challenges.
Additional Responsibilities
- Partner with senior leadership on strategic initiatives, practice growth efforts, onboarding and integration projects, sponsorship opportunities, and operational enhancements.
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, service delivery, and business development effectiveness.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required; business, finance, marketing, communications, or a related field preferred.
- Minimum of six years of experience in business development, marketing, or related professional services functions.
- Prior experience leading projects, mentoring team members, or supervising staff preferred.
- Strong understanding of corporate transactions and financial markets, including areas such as mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, private equity, venture capital, lending, restructuring, and related disciplines.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication abilities, including experience interacting with senior professionals and stakeholders.
- Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Outlook.
- Experience using business intelligence, research, CRM, or knowledge management platforms is beneficial.
Work Arrangement
Hybrid work schedule available. Flexibility to work additional hours when business needs require.
